Women are now being advised by health experts not to get pregnant until 2018. Are you wondering why? Well, Zika virus, a potentially dangerous virus that can be transmitted through bites of infected mosquitoes is now spreading rapidly in the Latin America and in the countries across it.
Health experts claim that women should avoid getting pregnant until 2018 to avoid the unborn babies from suffering from severe brain defects that can be caused by the virus.
When Zika Virus is transmitted from a mosquito to a pregnant woman, the virus will rapidly spread through the brain of the baby that will cause an abnormal development of its brain.
The symptoms of this virus include fever, conjunctivitis, malaise, skin rashes, joint pain and headache.
/div> Here are some tips to prevent being infected by the virus:
1. Regularly use mosquito repellents to avoid mosquitoes from biting your skin.
2. Sleep under mosquito nets or "kulambo."
3. Keep all your doors and windows closed
4. Wear clothes that cover most of your body.
5. Place mosquito nets on doors and windows
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